The circumstances are quite involved and I'll not air them here but I considered and acted on all my options.

I already owned a dog which had proven a visual deterrent (workmen coming into the house waited until I harnessed her, etc.) and I had already taken self-defense, had mace, a safe room, etc. Taking and obtaining my CCW, using, practicing and buying the guns was an absolute last resort.

Everything with the exception of the guns called for close proximity to the person. The woman was close to 6' and probably weighed somewhere between 350-400 lbs., she had been in my house and the police suggested that she may not act alone (getting friends or others to help her).
It was at the urging of the police that I take the CCW course and practice, practice, practice which I have done. It was also at that point when I conceded to getting a gun.

I had talked extensively with my attorney, the local police, neighbors, security at my workplace and all family members and friends in an effort to avoid a confrontation that ended in gunfire and possible death.

Yes mam, I can bring a couple pounds of hamburger to distract your dog, You are a very wise person, as a fellow ccw holder I applaud you for having the brains to take care of yourself....

Yes mam, I can bring a couple pounds of hamburger to distract your dog, You are a very wise person, as a fellow ccw holder I applaud you for having the brains to take care of yourself....

My kind of girl...

Good for you

Well, thank you. Not looking for accolades though. I am fully aware had the situation escalated I would have had to 'shoot to kill' which even now seems an unfathomable task and something I don't wish upon anyone to have to face.

Well, thank you. Not looking for accolades though. I am fully aware had the situation escalated I would have had to 'shoot to kill' which even now seems an unfathomable task and something I don't wish upon anyone to have to face.

I never want to have to shoot anyone, ever... But will if it's him or me

Seriously, why are you bothering to debate someone who can't follow along with simple lines of logic. Direckshun is irrelevant... he is simply too ****ing stupid to be worth wasting time on. If he represents the status quo for Springfield than I weep for southern Missouri.

Well I first clicked on this thread because of the title. R8ers was being provocative but he is bringing up a valid issue. There are groups of citizens that make use of our rights under the 2nd amendment to guarantee their own safety. Women are an obvious group for one. They've historically had a less powerful position in our society, and still get overtly preyed upon. Once someone can digest that fact my hope is that they can begin to understand why other groups of people would want that same security. And the bottom line is that this is indeed a civil liberties issue. So, if someone on this board fancies themselves as a champion of civil liberty then they have no business trying to disempower our citizenry. It's not a "conservative" vs. "liberal" or Democrat vs. Republican issue to me. It's about whether you want to be part of society that values liberty and personal empowerment or not. It's about respecting the individual.

I have continued to interact with Difleckshun in this thread because he knows he's stuck. He can't argue with my point. So of course he tried attacking me as a poster. Unfortunately for him, because he's a moron, he can't even pull that off. Perhaps it's a cruel streak of mine, but I do enjoy watching him twist in the wind and making a jackass of himself.

Well, thank you. Not looking for accolades though. I am fully aware had the situation escalated I would have had to 'shoot to kill' which even now seems an unfathomable task and something I don't wish upon anyone to have to face.

I was being facetious with my "women are dangerous" comment of course. That was a horrible story in that link. As a man who was raised by women it particularly disgusted me. I think that, as a human, it should disgust anyone. Good for you for taking the steps to empower yourself in your situation. One of my sisters went through an incident similar to that. It wasn't as serious as yours, but it shook her.

I was being facetious with my "women are dangerous" comment of course. That was a horrible story in that link. As a man who was raised by women it particularly disgusted me. I think that, as a human, it should disgust anyone. Good for you for taking the steps to empower yourself in your situation. One of my sisters went through an incident similar to that. It wasn't as serious as yours, but it shook her.

Thank you. Yes, I took your comment in the manner it was intended. It was rather ironic that in my situation either woman was, in fact, dangerous.
Your use of the word "shook" is appropriate too. The range of emotions I felt surprised me and would shake even the strongest person to the core.

I have continued to interact with Difleckshun in this thread because he knows he's stuck. He can't argue with my point. So of course he tried attacking me as a poster. Unfortunately for him, because he's a moron, he can't even pull that off. Perhaps it's a cruel streak of mine, but I do enjoy watching him twist in the wind and making a jackass of himself.

Mainly you're just trolling, and I'm cool with that. I was just hoping the trolling would actually direct us towards some areas worth exploring.

I did, actually, since you misrepresented my position, misrepresented the core of my argument, claimed my argument lacked backing when it hasn't, and then stonewalling me on everything else.

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Originally Posted by listopencil

You have no idea what I've demonstrated in this forum. You appear to lack both the reading comprehension skills to understand my posts, and the will to research your own baseless accusations. I lack both the desire to educate you, and the respect for you intellectually to consider your opinions of me valid. So, as I have already said, if you want to prove something then prove it.